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3Section 41
. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.89
(1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental
5hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or
nurse-midwife 6advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a
7physician assistant under ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under
8ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch.
9III of ch. 448.
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10Section 42
. 146.89 (1) (r) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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11Section 43
. 146.89 (1) (r) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.89
(1) (r) 8. An advanced practice
registered nurse who
has holds a
13certificate permit to issue prescription orders under s.
441.16 441.09 (2).
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14Section 44
. 146.89 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.89
(6) (a) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this
16section, an advanced practice
registered nurse who
has holds a
certificate permit to
17issue prescription orders under s.
441.16 441.09 (2) is considered to meet the
18requirements of s. 655.23, if required to comply with s. 655.23.
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(b) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an
20advanced practice
registered nurse who
has holds a
certificate permit to issue
21prescription orders under s.
441.16 441.09 (2) is not required to maintain in effect
22malpractice insurance.
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23Section
45. 252.01 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.
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24Section 46
. 252.07 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1252.07
(8) (a) 2. The department or local health officer provides to the court a
2written statement from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
3registered nurse
prescriber that the individual has infectious tuberculosis or suspect
4tuberculosis.
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5Section 47
. 252.07 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.07
(9) (c) If the court orders confinement of an individual under this
7subsection, the individual shall remain confined until the department or local health
8officer, with the concurrence of a treating physician, physician assistant, or advanced
9practice
registered nurse
prescriber, determines that treatment is complete or that
10the individual is no longer a substantial threat to himself or herself or to the public
11health. If the individual is to be confined for more than 6 months, the court shall
12review the confinement every 6 months.
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13Section 48
. 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.10
(7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis
15shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation account under s.
1620.435 (1) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries, local
17health departments, physicians
, or advanced practice
nurse prescribers registered
18nurses who hold a permit to issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).
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19Section 49
. 252.11 (2), (4), (5), (7) and (10) of the statutes are amended to read:
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252.11
(2) An officer of the department or a local health officer having
21knowledge of any reported or reasonably suspected case or contact of a sexually
22transmitted disease for which no appropriate treatment is being administered, or of
23an actual contact of a reported case or potential contact of a reasonably suspected
24case, shall investigate or cause the case or contact to be investigated as necessary.
25If, following a request of an officer of the department or a local health officer, a person
1reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease refuses
2or neglects examination by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
3registered nurse
prescriber or treatment, an officer of the department or a local
4health officer may proceed to have the person committed under sub. (5) to an
5institution or system of care for examination, treatment, or observation.
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6(4) If a person infected with a sexually transmitted disease ceases or refuses
7treatment before reaching what in a physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced
8practice
nurse prescriber's registered nurse's opinion is the noncommunicable stage,
9the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber 10shall notify the department. The department shall without delay take the necessary
11steps to have the person committed for treatment or observation under sub. (5), or
12shall notify the local health officer to take these steps.
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13(5) Any court of record may commit a person infected with a sexually
14transmitted disease to any institution or may require the person to undergo a system
15of care for examination, treatment, or observation if the person ceases or refuses
16examination, treatment, or observation under the supervision of a physician,
17physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber. The court
18shall summon the person to appear on a date at least 48 hours, but not more than
1996 hours, after service if an officer of the department or a local health officer petitions
20the court and states the facts authorizing commitment. If the person fails to appear
21or fails to accept commitment without reasonable cause, the court may cite the
22person for contempt. The court may issue a warrant and may direct the sheriff, any
23constable, or any police officer of the county immediately to arrest the person and
24bring the person to court if the court finds that a summons will be ineffectual. The
25court shall hear the matter of commitment summarily. Commitment under this
1subsection continues until the disease is no longer communicable or until other
2provisions are made for treatment that satisfy the department. The certificate of the
3petitioning officer is prima facie evidence that the disease is no longer communicable
4or that satisfactory provisions for treatment have been made.
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5(7) Reports, examinations and inspections
, and all records concerning sexually
6transmitted diseases are confidential and not open to public inspection, and may not
7be divulged except as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health, in
8the course of commitment proceedings under sub. (5), or as provided under s. 938.296
9(4) or 968.38 (4). If a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered 10nurse
prescriber has reported a case of sexually transmitted disease to the
11department under sub. (4), information regarding the presence of the disease and
12treatment is not privileged when the patient, physician, physician assistant, or
13advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber is called upon to testify to the facts
14before any court of record.
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15(10) The state laboratory of hygiene shall examine specimens for the diagnosis
16of sexually transmitted diseases for any physician, physician assistant, advanced
17practice
registered nurse
prescriber, or local health officer in the state, and shall
18report the positive results of the examinations to the local health officer and to the
19department. All laboratories performing tests for sexually transmitted diseases
20shall report all positive results to the local health officer and to the department, with
21the name of the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
22prescriber to whom reported.
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23Section 50
. 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. and 13., (5g) (c), (5m) (d) 2. and (e) 2. and 3.
24and (7m) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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1252.15
(3m) (d) 11. b. The coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant
2is investigating the cause of death of the subject of the HIV test and has contact with
3the body fluid of the subject of the HIV test that constitutes a significant exposure,
4if a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber,
5based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced
6practice
registered nurse
prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the
7coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant has had a contact that constitutes
8a significant exposure and if the certification accompanies the request for disclosure.
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13. If the subject of the HIV test has a positive HIV test result and is deceased,
10by the subject's attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
11registered nurse
prescriber, to persons, if known to the physician, physician
12assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber, with whom the subject
13had sexual contact or shared intravenous drug use paraphernalia.
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14(5g) (c) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
15prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or
16advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber, determines and certifies in writing
17that the person has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure. The
18certification shall accompany the request for HIV testing and disclosure. If the
19person is a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
20prescriber, he or she may not make this determination or certification. The
21information that is provided to a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
22registered nurse
prescriber to document the occurrence of the contact that
23constitutes a significant exposure and the physician's, physician assistant's, or
24advanced practice
nurse prescriber's registered nurse's certification that the person
25has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure, shall be provided on a report
1form that is developed by the department of safety and professional services under
2s. 101.02 (19) (a) or on a report form that the department of safety and professional
3services determines, under s. 101.02 (19) (b), is substantially equivalent to the report
4form that is developed under s. 101.02 (19) (a).
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5(5m) (d) 2. A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered 6nurse
prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician
7assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber, determines and certifies
8in writing that the contact under subd. 1. constitutes a significant exposure. A health
9care provider who has a contact under subd. 1. c. may not make the certification
10under this subdivision for himself or herself.
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(e) 2. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. b., the attending
12physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber of
13the funeral director, coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant.
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3. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. c., the physician, physician
15assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber who makes the
16certification under par. (d) 2.
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17(7m) Reporting of persons significantly exposed. (intro.) If a positive,
18validated HIV test result is obtained from a test subject, the test subject's physician,
19physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber who maintains
20a record of the HIV test result under sub. (4) (c) may report to the state epidemiologist
21the name of any person known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced
22practice
registered nurse
prescriber to have had contact with body fluid of the test
23subject that constitutes a significant exposure, only after the physician, physician
24assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber has done all of the
25following:
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1(b) Notified the HIV test subject that the name of any person known to the
2physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber to
3have had contact with body fluid of the test subject that constitutes a significant
4exposure will be reported to the state epidemiologist.
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5Section 51
. 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.16
(3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a
7physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice
8registered nurse
prescriber of all of the following:
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9Section 52
. 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.17
(3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a
11physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice
12registered nurse
prescriber of all of the following:
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13Section 53
. 253.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.07
(4) (d) In each fiscal year, $31,500 as grants for employment in
15communities of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses,
certified
16nurse-midwives licensed advanced practice registered nurses, or licensed physician
17assistants who are members of a racial minority.
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18Section 54
. 253.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.115
(1) (f) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an
20advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
21specialty designation under s. 441.09.
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22Section 55
. 253.115 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.115
(4) Screening required. Except as provided in sub. (6), the physician,
24nurse-midwife
licensed under s. 441.15, or certified professional midwife licensed
25under s. 440.982 who attended the birth shall ensure that the infant is screened for
1hearing loss before being discharged from a hospital, or within 30 days of birth if the
2infant was not born in a hospital.
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3Section 56
. 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.115
(7) (a) (intro.) The physician, nurse-midwife
licensed under s. 441.15,
5or certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982 who is required to ensure
6that the infant is screened for hearing loss under sub. (4) shall do all of the following:
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7Section 57
. 253.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 253.13 (1) (b) and
8amended to read:
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253.13
(1) (b) The attending physician or
nurse licensed under s. 441.15 10nurse-midwife shall cause every infant born in each hospital or maternity home,
11prior to its discharge therefrom, to be subjected to tests for congenital and metabolic
12disorders, as specified in rules promulgated by the department. If the infant is born
13elsewhere than in a hospital or maternity home, the attending physician,
nurse
14licensed under s. 441.15 nurse-midwife, or birth attendant who attended the birth
15shall cause the infant, within one week of birth, to be subjected to these tests.
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16Section 58
. 253.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.13
(1) (a) In this subsection, “nurse-midwife" means an individual who is
18licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified
19nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.
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20Section 59
. 253.15 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.15
(1) (em) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an
22advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
23specialty designation under s. 441.09.
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24Section 60
. 253.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1253.15
(2) Informational materials. The board shall purchase or prepare or
2arrange with a nonprofit organization to prepare printed and audiovisual materials
3relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies. The materials shall include
4information regarding the identification and prevention of shaken baby syndrome
5and impacted babies, the grave effects of shaking or throwing on an infant or young
6child, appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or other causes that can lead a
7person to shake or throw an infant or young child, and a discussion of ways to reduce
8the risks that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child. The
9materials shall be prepared in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a
10significant number of state residents, as determined by the board. The board shall
11make those written and audiovisual materials available to all hospitals, maternity
12homes, and nurse-midwives
licensed under s. 441.15 that are required to provide or
13make available materials to parents under sub. (3) (a) 1., to the department and to
14all county departments and nonprofit organizations that are required to provide the
15materials to child care providers under sub. (4) (d), and to all school boards and
16nonprofit organizations that are permitted to provide the materials to pupils in one
17of grades 5 to 8 and in one of grades 10 to 12 under sub. (5). The board shall also make
18those written materials available to all county departments and Indian tribes that
19are providing home visitation services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. and to all providers
20of prenatal, postpartum, and young child care coordination services under s. 49.45
21(44). The board may make available the materials required under this subsection
22to be made available by making those materials available at no charge on the board's
23Internet site.
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24Section 61
. 255.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.)
25and amended to read:
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1255.06
(1) (f) (intro.)
“Nurse practitioner" “Women's health nurse clinician" 2means
a any of the following:
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31. A registered nurse who is licensed under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate
4license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51
5(2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes
6performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician,
7dentist,
or podiatrist
, or advanced practice registered nurse.
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8Section 62
. 255.06 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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255.06
(1) (f) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse.
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10Section 63
. 255.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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255.06
(2) (d)
Specialized training for rural colposcopic examinations and
12activities. Provide not more than $25,000 in each fiscal year as reimbursement for
13the provision of specialized training of
nurse practitioners women's health nurse
14clinicians to perform, in rural areas, colposcopic examinations and follow-up
15activities for the treatment of cervical cancer.
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16Section 64
. 255.07 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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255.07
(1) (d) “Health care practitioner" means a physician, a physician
18assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f), or an advanced practice
registered nurse
19who
is certified holds a permit to issue prescription orders under s.
441.16
441.09 (2).
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20Section 65
. 257.01 (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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257.01
(5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician
22assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed
23practical nurse, or
nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441,
24licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed
1as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as
2a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.
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(b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not
4currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448,
5licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse
, or
nurse-midwife, advanced
6practice registered nurse under ch. 441,
licensed as a nurse-midwife under ch. 441,
72017 stats., licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch.
8450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89,
9or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448, if the individual's license
10or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.
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11Section 66
. 341.14 (1a), (1e) (a), (1m) and (1q) of the statutes are amended to
12read:
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341.14
(1a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered an
14automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck
15which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a
16gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, submits a statement
17once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to
18practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice
registered nurse licensed
19to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to
20practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in
21any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor
22licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner
23residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying to the
24department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the
25ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled
1person plates of a special design in lieu of plates which ordinarily would be issued
2for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to
3readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned by a
4nonveteran disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s.
5346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the
6issuance or renewal of such plates.
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7(1e) (a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered a
8motorcycle, submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the
9department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an
10advanced practice
registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a
11public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician
12assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to
13practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any
14state, from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the
15Christian Science journal, or from the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying
16to the department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs
17the ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled
18person a plate of a special design in lieu of the plate which ordinarily would be issued
19for the motorcycle, and shall renew the plate. The statement shall state whether the
20disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician,
21advanced practice
registered nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant,
22podiatrist, chiropractor, practitioner, or U.S. department of veterans affairs as to the
23duration of the disability. The plate shall be so designed as to readily apprise law
24enforcement officers of the fact that the motorcycle is owned by a disabled person and
1is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition
2to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plate.
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3(1m) If any licensed driver submits to the department a statement once every
44 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice
5medicine in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in
6any state, from an advanced practice
registered nurse licensed to practice nursing
7in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
8from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to
9practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing
10in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that another
11person who is regularly dependent on the licensed driver for transportation is a
12person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department
13shall issue and deliver to the licensed driver plates of a special design in lieu of the
14plates which ordinarily would be issued for the automobile or motor truck, dual
15purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck having a gross weight of not more
16than 8,000 pounds, farm truck having a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds
17or motor home, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to
18readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a
19licensed driver on whom a disabled person is regularly dependent and is entitled to
20the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the
21registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The plates
22shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).
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23(1q) If any employer who provides an automobile, or a motor truck, dual
24purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more
25than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000
1pounds or a motor home, for an employee's use submits to the department a
2statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician
3licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice
registered 4nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified
5or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified
6to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a
7chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian
8Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal
9certifying that the employee is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the
10ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to such employer plates of a
11special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle,
12and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law
13enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a disabled person and
14is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition
15to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The
16plates shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).
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17Section 67
. 343.16 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.16
(5) (a) The secretary may require any applicant for a license or any
19licensed operator to submit to a special examination by such persons or agencies as
20the secretary may direct to determine incompetency, physical or mental disability,
21disease, or any other condition that might prevent such applicant or licensed person
22from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle. If the
23department requires the applicant to submit to an examination, the applicant shall
24pay for the examination. If the department receives an application for a renewal or
25duplicate license after voluntary surrender under s. 343.265 or receives a report from
1a physician, physician assistant, as defined in s. 448.01 (6), advanced practice
2registered nurse
prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09, or
3optometrist under s. 146.82 (3), or if the department has a report of 2 or more arrests
4within a one-year period for any combination of violations of s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or
5a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or a law of a federally
6recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63
7(1) or (5), or s. 346.63 (1m), 1985 stats., or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09
8where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, the department shall determine, by
9interview or otherwise, whether the operator should submit to an examination under
10this section. The examination may consist of an assessment. If the examination
11indicates that education or treatment for a disability, disease or condition concerning
12the use of alcohol, a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog is
13appropriate, the department may order a driver safety plan in accordance with s.
14343.30 (1q). If there is noncompliance with assessment or the driver safety plan, the
15department shall revoke the person's operating privilege in the manner specified in
16s. 343.30 (1q) (d).
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17Section 68
. 343.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.51
(1) Any person who qualifies for registration plates of a special design
19under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), or (1q) or any other person with a disability that limits
20or impairs the ability to walk may request from the department a special
21identification card that will entitle any motor vehicle parked by, or under the
22direction of, the person, or a motor vehicle operated by or on behalf of the
23organization when used to transport such a person, to parking privileges under s.
24346.50 (2), (2a), and (3). The department shall issue the card at a fee to be determined
25by the department, upon submission by the applicant, if the applicant is an
1individual rather than an organization, of a statement from a physician licensed to
2practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice
registered nurse licensed
3to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to
4practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in
5any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor
6licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner
7residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal that the person is
8a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk. The statement
9shall state whether the disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the
10opinion of the physician, advanced practice
registered nurse, public health nurse,
11physician assistant, podiatrist, chiropractor, or practitioner as to the duration of the
12disability. The department shall issue the card upon application by an organization
13on a form prescribed by the department if the department believes that the
14organization meets the requirements under this subsection.
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15Section 69
. 343.62 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.62
(4) (a) 4. The applicant submits with the application a statement
17completed within the immediately preceding 24 months, except as provided by rule,
18by a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice
19registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a physician assistant
20licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in
21any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from
22a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state, and listed in the Christian
23Science journal certifying that, in the medical care provider's judgment, the
24applicant is physically fit to teach driving.
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25Section 70
. 440.03 (13) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1440.03
(13) (b) 3. Advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber permitted to
2issue prescription orders.
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3Section
71. 440.03 (13) (b) 39m. of the statutes is created to read:
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440.03
(13) (b) 39m. Nurse, advanced practice registered.
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5Section
72. 440.03 (13) (b) 42. of the statutes is repealed.
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6Section 73
. 440.08 (2) (a) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.08
(2) (a) 4m. Advanced practice
registered nurse
prescriber: October 8permitted to issue prescription orders: March 1 of each even-numbered year.
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9Section
74. 440.08 (2) (a) 47. of the statutes is created to read:
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440.08
(2) (a) 47. Nurse, advanced practice registered: March 1 of each
11even-numbered year.
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12Section
75. 440.08 (2) (a) 50. of the statutes is repealed.
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13Section 76
. 440.981 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.981
(1) No person may use the title “licensed midwife," describe or imply
15that he or she is a licensed midwife, or represent himself or herself as a licensed
16midwife unless the person is granted a license under this subchapter or is licensed
17as
a nurse-midwife under s. 441.15 an advanced practice registered nurse and
18possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.
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19Section 77
. 440.982 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.982
(1) No person may engage in the practice of midwifery unless the
21person is granted a license under this subchapter, is granted a temporary permit
22pursuant to a rule promulgated under s. 440.984 (2m), or is licensed as
a
23nurse-midwife under s. 441.15 an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses
24a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.
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25Section 78
. 440.987 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1440.987
(2) One member who is licensed as
a nurse-midwife under s. 441.15 2an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
3specialty designation under s. 441.09 and who practices in an out-of-hospital
4setting.